The Kingfisher Fly Shop

REPORTS: When the sun hasn’t been blazing, (mornings and evenings if there are no clouds), it’s been good surface hunting over here. Lots of different things working in all disciplines – nymphs, streamers and on some days – dry flies. The nymphing has been silly. Pink or red nymphs are king. Scuds, Ray Charles and…

It’s fishing, imagine that!  With a water temperature of about 49 degrees, the fish are still really active and just waiting on the hatches.  When it’s not blowing over here, the dryfly fishing with baetis has been good and should only get better as the hatch intensifies.  Nymphs are an easy way to feed active…

While it’s chilly out here these days, there is still some good fishing to be had and the best part is, you don’t have to get out there until about the crack of noon to get it done.  While the dryfly action is now limited to only a couple of hours “heat” of the day,…

Getting sleepy up here as winter starts coming around the bend.  There is still some decent dryfly action on the upper 1/3 of the creek but it’s gotten much less consistent day to day.  Nymphs are your best bet no matter where you find yourself up here these days and smaller generic mayfly patterns like…

While there won’t be big bugs coming off midday, there will still be pretty decent and predictable midday dryfly action on baetis and/or midges rain or shine.  Before and after this dryfly window, you’ll want to be focusing your efforts subsurface just like you do in early spring.  Egg patterns, red San Juans , copper…

Water temps are falling dramatically on all the local rivers and for the most part, subsurface will be the deal – at least on the Blackfoot.    In addition to having to spend much more time underneath to get hooked up, your tactics there need to change a bit too.  As water temps fall below about…

The Mo is one of my favorite fall rivers.  It’s just wonderful country to be playing in while the season changes around you.  Quiet current seams, delicate dries and big fish in shallow waters – what’s not to like about this??  If you’re a devotee of big ugly stuff instead, the streamer fishing over here…